The Wright Brothers
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The Wright Brothers and other early aviation pioneers like Alphonse P辿naud, Otto Lilienthal, and Samuel Pierpont Langley experimented with gliders and early aircraft designs. On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers succeeded in achieving the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, flying their Wright Flyer four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The presentation provided biographical details on the Wright Brothers and other aviation pioneers who contributed to the development of flight.
The Wright Brothers
- 1. The Wright Brothers And other pioneers of flight Demonstration presentation by Nathan Horowitz
- 2. Wilbur (April 16, 1867 May 30, 1912) Orville (August 19, 1871 January 30, 1948)
- 3. Alphonse P辿naud (France) invented a flying toy Otto Lilienthal (Germany) invented a glider that mostly worked Samuel Pierpont Langley (USA) invented an aerodrome that nearly flew
- 7. Alphonse P辿naud (May 31, 1850 October 22, 1880)
- 9. Otto Lilienthal (23 May 1848 10 August 1896)
- 14. Samuel Pierpont Langley August 22, 1834 February 27, 1906)
- 25. December 17, 1903, four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
- 28. Any questions?